Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime

Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime

2005
1h 23m
8.6

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"Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime"

Overview

In the 1920s, former coal miner Harry Hoxsey claimed to have an herbal cure for cancer. Although scoffed at and ultimately banned by the medical establishment, by the 1950s, Hoxsey's formula had been used to treat thousands of patients, who testified to its efficacy. Was Hoxsey's recipe the work of a snake-oil charlatan or a legitimate treatment? Ken Ausubel directs this keen look into the forces that shape the policies of organized medicine.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date May 17, 2005
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0175753

Cast

Peter Barry Chowka
Peter Barry Chowka

Interviewee / Journalist

Max Gail
Max Gail

Narrator

Key Crew

Kenny Ausubel
Director